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L-Braces and Metal Wood Inserts

     As I stated before, CHRO-MAME uses an L-Brace, Bolt, and Wood-Insert system to keep it held together (allowing it to be taken apart easily for transportation).  First the braces are positioned and holes are drilled accordingly.  The wood-inserts and screwed and glued into place (using Gorilla Glue - the best damn glue in the world!).  After they dry the L-braces are put into position.  Bolts with two washers and one lock-washer (prevents the bolt from loosening up over time) and screwed into place.

     Most of the holes on the L-Braces were widened using a drill due to the fact that not all of the wood inserts aligned perfectly.

L-Brace with Bolts, Washers, and Lock Washers:

This is One of the Worst Alignment Jobs on the Entire Cabinet:

The Extra-Large Washers are Needed Due to Heavy Misalignment:

I Swear there's an Alien Head Pictured on that Brace (Quick, Sell it on eBay!):

Tools Used to Screw/Unscrew Everything:

Threaded Metal Wood Inserts (Large):

     The metal wood inserts pictured above were used throughout the entire cabinet.  Seating them into wood required drilling a hole (using a drill stop), putting some Gorilla Glue into the hole, and twisting the wood-insert into place.  Twisting it in was accomplished by screwing a bolt into the wood insert with two washers between the bolt head an the wood insert (one metal washer, one rubber washer).  I would then turn it into place, back the bolt out, and let it dry.  What a pain!  I had to go through hoops to find them as only the Woodworkers Warehouse carried them (out of business now).  I cleaned out their stock in five different stores all around Massachusetts.

Threaded Metal Wood Inserts (Small):

     These smaller brass wood inserts were only used for hanging the coin-door quarter bucket.  They're designed better than the silver wood-inserts pictured above due to the fact that they have a groove for a flat head screwdriver (which avoids that complex bolt metal/rubber washer system I described above).  I think I picked these small guys up at a generic hardware store.

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